The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-03-26

step of the homestead on VI lin street
showed an abundant crop of rice thrown
with kindly wishes after the departin.
bride. We hope the remaining friend
did not sweep it away, but allowed tn,
winds to scatter it in abundant blessing:
gu favorite daughters head.
The Cecil County Court.
The March term of the Circuit Court fol
Cecil county began on Monday morning
last, Judge Stump alone occupying the
bench, Judge Wicks being prevented flou
attending by the serious illness Of his wife
Mr. Adam r. Nasraw was sci -ctel a.
foreman of the grand jury aud the following
We're drawn to serve on that body; WIN. T.
Hammond, Benjamin f. Chambers, WIN
+. Rowan, Walter S. johnson, + Wesle,
Janney. Edwin Haines, Samuel Polk, VIM
I. Brckley, Henderson Brown, Ama>s:
Churchman, George W. Clifford, john II
Moore, 5. kennard Bake, Thos =. Jones,
Jr., Chas. Il. Foard, John Lakeland, Sam
uel H. Miller, Chas. Z. Clark, Elisha Ma
honey, Enoch N"yes and James c. Rey
noliS.
Judge Stump in his charge to the grand
jury said there was but one person confined
in Jail awaiting their action, negro
charged with chicken stealing.
The dock-ts were called and but few
! = 1
was taken up. The first case was that OF
Isaac Brown VS.. Oliver A. Nicke aud was
tried before the court. II NJ. Mecca llougl
for Brown and G. G. Crothers for Nickle.
Brown distraiued upon goods of one Stew
art for rent, which goods Nickle claimed IL
have bought before the distraint. Verdict
for Nickle
A jury was drawn in the case of Dr. John
II. lamar vs.. Lloyd Murphy. This was an
appeal from the decision of Magistrate \ j.
Scott. Murphy renUe a house of DIR. Lamar
which the Latter was n>r ab to give him
of because of the tenant then i'll
his house refused to move. The judgment
of the magistrate allowing Murphy So
damages was affirmed by the jury. Writ
for lamar, Constable for Murphy.
IrEsDAY,
The appeal case Of Geo. H. Queck vs..
State WAS taken up. Qdeck was under in
dictment for violating the olu local option
law by selling whiskey to -- Walters.
The defence was that the accused had pre-
viouSly been convicted OF the charge when
Christield of Chesapeake City
found him guilty of violating the law. The
and acquitted him of the charge
The case OF l.. H. Lee VS.. VIM. Lavender
an action on II promisary note for 81 40 given
i'll payment for Il reaper and binder was
taken up.
WEDNESDAY,.
The case of Lee X Bro. VS.. Lavender WAS
by the defendant paying $50
Each party to the suits paid their OWN
costs.
JOS. Lynch was tried before the court on
the charge of violating the local option law.
Lynch is totally blind and had To be led to
and from the court room. Our readers will
while standing at the window of his pear
cider saloon in North East on Christmas
Eve last by Charles Biddle. The two had
quarrelled. Lrnch lost his eyesight in this
80 days in Jail and $500 fine.
The grand jury indicted Patrick Prende
bic for obtaining goods under false pre-
fences VIM. Crouch, oolor-d, forimproperly
exposing his person and VIM. Henry Arm.
strong, color.d, for stealing II chickens
A number of presentments were made OF
persons for violating the new prohi bitor y
law but the clerk under orders of the court
would not divuge the names that day.
The case of VIM BorroIgh vs.. the Phila.
delphia Wilmington and b fillmore railroad
company was taken up. Borough who re-
sides in North East claimed to have pur-
chased at the ticket office in that place a
round-trip ticket for Wilmington. On tn,
return trip he was put OFF the train at Elk
iourned on Wednesday. Albert Constable
and Hester Hess, E-qS,, appeared tor the
plaintiff aud VIM. j. Jones and Alexander
Evans, E-qs., for the company.
THURSDAY.
The case of Burroughs VS.. the philadel
pha Wilmington and Baltimore railroac
company WAS given TO the jury, but Yer
dict had not been rendered when court al
journed.
The case of Jefferson Purner vs.. the Me
Culloush Iron Company of North East wa,
taken up. The company bought wood o
Mr.. Purntr which was it is claimed, no
delivered at the right time and was of very
pn,,r quality. Evans and Bla Ike for plain
tiff, jones x Haines tor defendant.
The grand Jury found the following indctn ent
tor violation of the new prohibtory law Three
against me Bedwell two against Ricnt Il Sills
two az INST Nicholas LOTHIAN, and one .aarnS
Michael kanter. All the parties indicted have
it is said left the state and cannot he found "A
has also Frank Boyles, who WIS indicted 10
keepn. II gaming table. The grand Jury ais
found presentments against several Italians 4
the stone quarres near North East Tor y.olatin,
the new prohihitory law.
FRIDAY.
The Jury III the case OF Burruu rhs vs. tn
7. w. X Is. Il. X company came into cour
with a sealed verdict. The plaintiff taIle,
To answer when called and Il non suit wa
entered II i. understood that he verde
which the jury had agreed upon but wa
bot permitted to render gave he plaintiff
verdict for damages for a small amount
The case of Purner vs. Mccullough Iroi
Company WAS on trial when court AL
innrned.
The grand Jury found indictments Tor violation
oi the new prohibitory law follows: Thrc
against William Spars, cOlored. agains